Saturday, November 12, 2011Targets: Safeties in focus
By Chris Forsberg

With Josh Barrett going on injured reserve this week and Patrick Chung limited to one day of practice, the safety position will be in focus Sunday night when the Patriots visit the New York Jets. With that in mind, here's a look at the target stats for New England safeties this season (all numbers courtesy of analytical site Pro Football Focus)

SAFETY NET?

Player

Target

Rec

Yards

TD

INT

QB rating

Patrick Chung

27

20

242

1

1

98.1

James Ihedigbo

11

9

115

1

0

140.5

Sergio Brown

6

4

55

0

1

56.2

Josh Barrett

3

1

11

0

0

45.1

And while we're examining target stats, here's a look at how the Patriots as a whole fared last week against the Giants (PFF numbers):